#blacktopping

Government begins blacktopping roads that were dug for Melamchi pipeline works

File image: Pipeline works underway under the Melamchi Water Supply Project Kathmandu, October 15 The government has begun blacktopping toads that were dug for pipeline works under the Melamchi Water Supply Project. The Department of Roads says the blacktopping has begun from Thapathali and will be extended to other parts of the city gradually. Director of the Central Regional Road Directorate,…

‘Blacktopping of roads to wait till the rains end’

Kathmandu, July 25 The road repair in Kathmandu Valley — filling pits with gravel and other base materials — seems to be a stop gap arrangement, as frequent rainfall is preventing blacktopping of roads. According to Division II Office Chief of Department of Roads Dev Raj Tamang, pits and potholes have been filled only with gravel and other base materials. “We cannot blacktop roads during the…